Squirrelly Dufftrout: Difference between revisions

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Though capable of digging they more often live in burrows or hollows that they find instead. They adjust these homes by carrying in and lining them with large amounts of dried leaf litter until they are very well insulated. A new behavior they've developed dealing with winters is hoarding. They are semi-scatter hoarders, usually creating a small handful of larders throughout the summer filled mainly with seeds and smaller dried fruits.

Unlike it's ancestor the squirrelly dufftrout has well developed pouches in both females and males. These pouches are not used for carrying brood. Instead they are meant for holding large amounts of material at once, whether it is stuffing them full of berries and seeds for larders, or full of leaves for their dens. Females have shifted back to the using the anatomy of their earlier ancestor, the [[Bipedal Baghopper|bipedal baghopper]], inflating their birth canal to continue holding their brood for a longer period rather than in their pouch like their direct ancestor. Mating is performed early in the year. Males may offer food to their mate during the brood holding period, though they are rather unreliable and tend to drift away before the period ends. Females are fully capable of feeding themselves and their young however. Food is either immediately eaten by her, or stored in the pouch and rationed to the offspring. Once fully birthed, mid to late spring the babies will continue to follow and learn from their mother. By the end of early summer they will have begun creating their own stashes of food and drift apart from their family group. By winter they are sexually mature, their first brood numbering ~~1-3~~, though later broods can number up to 10. They can live for up to 30 years.

Unlike it's ancestor the squirrelly dufftrout has well developed pouches in both females and males. These pouches are not used for carrying brood. Instead they are meant for holding large amounts of material at once, whether it is stuffing them full of berries and seeds for larders, or full of leaves for their dens. Females have shifted back to the using the anatomy of their earlier ancestor, the [[Bipedal Baghopper|bipedal baghopper]], inflating their birth canal to continue holding their brood for a longer period rather than in their pouch like their direct ancestor. Mating is performed early in the year. Males may offer food to their mate during the brood holding period, though they are rather unreliable and tend to drift away before the period ends. Females are fully capable of feeding themselves and their young however. Food is either immediately eaten by her, or stored in the pouch and rationed to the offspring. Once fully birthed, mid to late spring the babies will continue to follow and learn from their mother. By the end of early summer they will have begun creating their own stashes of food and drift apart from their family group. By winter they are sexually mature, their first brood numbering 1–3, though later broods can number up to 10. They can live for up to 30 years.

During winter their wing needles are shed and only the tough spine of the wing remains. Much of this season is spent hiding out in their nest, feeding on food stored in their pouch. Routinely they will interrupt their shut-in life to raid one of their hidden stores in the woods and refill their pouch.

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 Though capable of digging they more often live in burrows or hollows that they find instead. They adjust these homes by carrying in and lining them with large amounts of dried leaf litter until they are very well insulated. A new behavior they've developed dealing with winters is hoarding. They are semi-scatter hoarders, usually creating a small handful of larders throughout the summer filled mainly with seeds and smaller dried fruits.
-Unlike it's ancestor the squirrelly dufftrout has well developed pouches in both females and males. These pouches are not used for carrying brood. Instead they are meant for holding large amounts of material at once, whether it is stuffing them full of berries and seeds for larders, or full of leaves for their dens. Females have shifted back to the using the anatomy of their earlier ancestor, the [[Bipedal Baghopper|bipedal baghopper]], inflating their birth canal to continue holding their brood for a longer period rather than in their pouch like their direct ancestor. Mating is performed early in the year. Males may offer food to their mate during the brood holding period, though they are rather unreliable and tend to drift away before the period ends. Females are fully capable of feeding themselves and their young however. Food is either immediately eaten by her, or stored in the pouch and rationed to the offspring. Once fully birthed, mid to late spring the babies will continue to follow and learn from their mother. By the end of early summer they will have begun creating their own stashes of food and drift apart from their family group. By winter they are sexually mature, their first brood numbering 1-3, though later broods can number up to 10. They can live for up to 30 years.
+Unlike it's ancestor the squirrelly dufftrout has well developed pouches in both females and males. These pouches are not used for carrying brood. Instead they are meant for holding large amounts of material at once, whether it is stuffing them full of berries and seeds for larders, or full of leaves for their dens. Females have shifted back to the using the anatomy of their earlier ancestor, the [[Bipedal Baghopper|bipedal baghopper]], inflating their birth canal to continue holding their brood for a longer period rather than in their pouch like their direct ancestor. Mating is performed early in the year. Males may offer food to their mate during the brood holding period, though they are rather unreliable and tend to drift away before the period ends. Females are fully capable of feeding themselves and their young however. Food is either immediately eaten by her, or stored in the pouch and rationed to the offspring. Once fully birthed, mid to late spring the babies will continue to follow and learn from their mother. By the end of early summer they will have begun creating their own stashes of food and drift apart from their family group. By winter they are sexually mature, their first brood numbering 1–3, though later broods can number up to 10. They can live for up to 30 years.
 During winter their wing needles are shed and only the tough spine of the wing remains. Much of this season is spent hiding out in their nest, feeding on food stored in their pouch. Routinely they will interrupt their shut-in life to raid one of their hidden stores in the woods and refill their pouch.

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